Managed IT pricing is meaningful only when the service scope is clear. Per-endpoint, per-user, flat-fee, tools-only, co-managed, and project models can look similar while assigning very different responsibilities. Compare the total operating model, not a single headline number.
Current as of 2026-08-15
ITECS’s current public pricing overview lists starting points of $45 per endpoint per month for MSP Select, $100 for MSP Pro, and $150 for MSP Elite. Those are ITECS starting points as of August 15, 2026—not universal Dallas market averages or final quotes.
Decision summary
- Verify current prices on the live service source before publication or purchase.
- Normalize coverage, labor, security, licensing, projects, minimums, and terms.
- Ask which devices, users, servers, networks, cloud assets, and locations are billable.
- Model onboarding, project, after-hours, escalation, and exit costs.
Current ITECS starting points
ITECS publicly describes three coverage models: tools-only monitoring and endpoint protection; full-service managed IT with help desk and assigned support; and a higher-security model with additional managed security. Final pricing depends on endpoint count, coverage window, security requirements, project needs, and service mix.
Factors that change a proposal
- Users, endpoints, servers, network devices, mobile devices, and locations.
- Business-hours, extended, or 24/7 coverage.
- Help desk, onsite support, vendor coordination, and strategic planning.
- MFA, email, endpoint, MDR, SIEM, firewall, backup, and compliance support.
- Cloud, licensing, projects, legacy systems, and onboarding complexity.
Normalize exclusions and terms
- Monthly minimum and billable unit.
- Included versus separately billed projects and labor.
- After-hours and emergency multipliers.
- Hardware, software, cloud, and license pass-through.
- Term, renewal, price changes, notice, termination, and transition assistance.
Build a comparable total cost
Apply each proposal to the same current inventory and twelve-month change plan. Include internal labor retained by the customer, expected projects, uncovered risks, and transition costs. A cheaper proposal may simply leave more ownership with the customer.
Frequently asked questions
Are the listed prices guaranteed?
No. They are public ITECS starting points captured on August 15, 2026. The current live page and written proposal control.
What should two proposals have in common before comparison?
The same asset counts, coverage hours, responsibilities, security controls, project assumptions, contract period, and exit requirements.
Next step
Create a one-page pricing normalization sheet and have each provider fill the same scope, unit, inclusion, exclusion, and term fields. For an environment-specific baseline, request an ITECS technology and security assessment.
Primary Sources
- ITECS — Current managed IT pricing overview
- ITECS — Dallas managed IT service and plan details
- FTC — Vendor security and contract guidance
Review trigger: Review before publication, every proposal, price or plan change, renewal, inventory change, or coverage change.